Gopalam Surname

179,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Gopalam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gopalam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,3001:333,50718,393
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Gopalam (4,229) may also be a first name.

Gopalam Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gopalam Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gopalam (Hindi: गोपालम, Marathi: गोपालम, Oriya: େଗାପାଳମ) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gopalam? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 179,912th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,074,914 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Gopalam live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 106,642nd most prevalent given name globally It is held by 4,229 people.

This last name is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 2,300 people, or 1 in 333,507. In India it is most prevalent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 85 percent reside, Telangana, where 11 percent reside and Karnataka, where 1 percent reside. Besides India it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Qatar, where 1 percent reside.

Gopalam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gopalam surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

Gopalam earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $42,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gopalyam937/
Gopalamm934/
Gopallam932/
Gopalaim931/
Gopaalam931/
Opalam922/
Gopalan8617,020/
Opalame8620/
Gopalang8085/
Gopalain805/
Gopalane805/
Kgopalan803/
Gopallan803/
Goppalan801/
Ngapalam801/
Gopalant801/
Gopaland801/
Goopalan801/
Apalam7712/
Gopalasen752/
Gapalan7181/
Gopalasing7174/
Ngoupaloum7117/
Apalame7112/
Hapalam7110/
Gopolan714/
Appalam713/
Apalaam713/
Gopalon712/
Apalyam711/
Gopolang671,168/
Gopalasingh67870/
Gopoolan673/
Appalaam673/
Gopalong671/
Ngapalan671/
Appalamm671/

Gopalam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gopalam in the Hindi language
गोपालमgopalama83.33
गोपालामgopalama16.67
Gopalam in the Marathi language
गोपालमgopalama62.5
गोपालनgopalana12.5
गोपालंgopalam6.25
गोपलमgopalama6.25
गोपाळमgopalama6.25
गडमgadama6.25
Gopalam in the Oriya language
େଗାପାଳମegapalama50
େଗାପାଲମegapalama25
େଗାପାଳମ୍egapalam25

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gopalam
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